Active Transportation and Livable Communities Group
December 17, 2015
Purpose
The Active Transportation and Livable Communities (ATLC) group includes California Department of Transportation management and external stakeholder representatives. The ATLC group meets quarterly to discuss and recommend solutions and action items pertaining to active transportation and livable community concepts.
Participant and Organization Information
1. California Department of Transportation
- Planning and Modal Programs
Coco Briseno, Deputy Director, Planning & Modal Programs
Email: , phone: (916) 654-5368
1120 N Street, MS 49, Sacramento, CA 95814
The Planning and Modal Programs include the Divisions of Transportation Planning; Local Assistance; Rail & Mass Transportation; Research, Innovation & System Information; P3 Program; and Aeronautics.
- Transportation Planning
Katie Benouar, Chief, Division of Transportation Planning
Email: , phone: (916) 653-1818
Website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/
1120 N Street, MS 32, Sacramento, CA 95814
The Division of Transportation Planning (DOTP) works to implement statewide transportation policy through coordination and development of transportation plans and their resulting transportation projects. DOTP’s goal is to provide a multi-modal transportation system that increases system capacity and consumer choice, improves safety, enhances quality of life, and supports economic vitality.
Alyssa Begley, Chief, Office of Sustainable Community Planning
Email: , phone: (916) 651-6882
Website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/ocp/index.html
1120 N Street, MS 32, Sacramento, CA 95814
The Office’s mission is to support, partner, engage, and collaborate with Caltrans staff, local agencies, and communities to integrate land use, social equity, and community values into a sustainable multimodal transportation system. Our vision is to create a dynamic, cost-effective, multimodal transportation system that reflects community interests, meets the needs of all users, enhances livability, and fosters care for the environment.
- Local Assistance
Rihui (Ray) Zhang, Chief, Division of Local Assistance
Email: , phone: (916) 653-1776
Website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LocalPrograms/
1120 N Street, MS 1, Sacramento, CA 95814
The Division of Local Assistance assists local agencies in taking advantage of state and federal funded transportation programs. The District Local Assistance Offices, coordinated by the Division of Local Assistance in Sacramento, process project funding applications, federal documents, and serve as the primary contact for local agencies.
April Nitsos, Local Assistance, Chief, Office of Active Transportation & Special Programs
Email: , phone: (916) 653-8450
Web: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LocalPrograms/atp/index.html
1120 N Street, MS 1, Sacramento, CA 95814
The Local Assistance Program (LA Program) oversees more than $1 billion annually available to over 600 cities, counties, and regional agencies for the purpose of improving their transportation infrastructure or providing transportation services. This funding comes from Federal and State programs designed to assist the transportation needs of local agencies. Annually, over 1,200 new projects are authorized through the LA Program of which approximately 700 are construction projects. The LA Program, made up of the Division of Local Assistance in Headquarters and 12 District Local Assistance Offices, assist Local and Regional Agencies by ensuring specific program requirements are met, project applications are processed, and projects are delivered.
- Rail & Mass Transportation
Bruce Roberts, Chief, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation
Email: , phone: (916) 654-5770
Website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/
1120 N Street, MS 39, Sacramento, CA 95814
The Division of Rail & Mass Transportation’s (DRMT) primary responsibility is the administration of State and Federal Grant Programs that provide funding for operating assistance and capital improvement projects. The DRMT provides technical assistance to agencies responsible for public transportation services including buses; demand-responsive accessible services for the elderly and disabled; rural transit; commuter and urban rail services; and waterborne ferry operations. The Division is also the lead on department activities related to Transit-Oriented Development (TOD).
B. Project Delivery
Karla Sutliff, Project Delivery Deputy Director (Chief Engineer)
Email: , phone: (916) 654-6490
Website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/projdev/
1120 N Street, MS 49, Sacramento, CA 95814
Project Delivery’s role is to facilitate the delivery of capital projects on the State Highway systems that will improve the movement of people, goods, and services across California.
- Design
Tim Craggs, Chief, Division of Design
Email: , phone: (916) 654-3858
Website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/oppd/index.htm
1120 N Street, MS 28, Sacramento, CA 95814
The Design Program’s primary goal is to provide the procedures, policy, standards, guidance, technical assistance, and training needed to facilitate California transportation improvements and system integrity.
- Maintenance and Operations
Steve Takigawa, Deputy Director, Maintenance & Operations
Email: , phone: (916) 654-6823
Website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/maint/
1120 N Street, MS 31, Sacramento, CA 95814
The Maintenance Program’s goal is to protect public safety and preserve California’s highway system by maintaining and repairing the system and responding to emergencies so travelers and goods reach their destinations safely and efficiently.
- Traffic Operations
Tom Hallenbeck, Chief, Division of Traffic Operations
Email: , phone: (916) 654-2352
Website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/
1120 N Street, MS 36, Sacramento, CA 95814
Traffic Operations establishes statewide policies and procedures, identifies and prioritizes the programming of safety and operational improvement projects, and manages the Statewide Transportation and Encroachment Permits programs. Traffic Operations also plays an important role in efficient system management through administering effective transportation and incident management and traveler information programs.
- External Affairs
Melanie Perron, Assistant Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs
Email: , phone: (916) 653-4602
1120 N Street, MS 49, Sacramento, CA 95814
The Legislative Affairs office analyzes proposed legislation and recommends positions for the Department. The office also responds to inquiries from legislators, legislative staff, and local government officials; coordinates with other State and local transportation interests; and develops legislative proposals.
2. California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
Lisa Bates, Deputy Director, Housing Policy Development
Website: http://www.hcd.ca.gov/, phone: (916) 263-2911
2020 West El Camino Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95833
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) provides leadership, policies, and programs to preserve and expand safe and affordable housing opportunities and promote strong communities for all Californians.
3. California Department of Public Health
Stacy Alamo Mixson, Chief, Safe and Active Communities Branch
Email: , phone: (916) 552-9852
Website:
1616 Capitol Avenue, Suite 74-420, MS 7211, Sacramento, CA 95814-5052
The California Center for Physical Activity works to create opportunities for everyday physical activity by connecting partners to active living resources and helping develop more walkable and bikeable communities.
4.Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Laura Cohen, Director, Western Region, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Email: , phone: (510) 992-4635
Website
436 14th Street, Suite 416, Oakland, CA 94612
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization established in 1986 to take advantage of the opportunity presented by widespread railway abandonment to create public, multi-use trails for transportation and recreation. RTC’s mission is to enrich America’s communities and countryside by creating a nationwide network of public trails from abandoned rail lines and connecting corridors. The main RTC office is in Washington, D.C., and it operates the National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse (NTEC) on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration, which monitors the Transportation Enhancement programs in all 50 states. The Western Regional Office in Oakland, one of RTC’s Field Offices in six states, offers trail advocacy and technical assistance services to communities across the Western region.
5. Local Government Commission
Kate Meis, Executive Director, Local Government Commission
Email: , phone: (916) 448-1198 Ext. 305
Website:
1303 J Street, Suite 250, Sacramento, CA 95814
The Local Government Commission (LGC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization working to build livable communities. The LGC is composed of forward-thinking elected officials, city and county staff, and other interested individuals. The LGC exists to inspire and promote the leadership of local elected officials and others to address the problems of our day through the implementation of innovative policies and programs leading to the efficient use of civic, environmental, and economic resources. The mission of LGC is to provide local elected leaders a forum for sharing ideas, receiving inspiration, and providing technical support to create and implement innovative policies and programs that foster a sustainable environment, a strong economy, and social equity through civic involvement.
6. California Bicycle Coalition
Dave Snyder, Executive Director, California Bicycle Coalition
Email: , phone: (916) 446-7558
Website:
1017 L Street, #288, Sacramento, CA 95814
The nonprofit California Bicycle Coalition (CBC) represents the interests of California’s 7,000,000 bicyclists and its 3,000 dues-paying members. CBC is a co-sponsor of the Safe Routes to School Bill of 2001 and annually organizes the California Bike Commute. CBC develops and promotes legislation and represents bicyclists and the bike industry at the Capitol in Sacramento, and works with state agencies like the Department of Health Services and Caltrans to advance pro-bicycling policies. CBC also provides technical support to local bicycle advocacy coalitions and individual activists throughout the state.
7.Bay Area Bicycle Coalition (BABC)
Website:
P. O. Box 1121, Oakland, CA 94604-1121
The Bay Area Bicycle Coalition (BABC) promotes safe and enjoyable bicycling for everyday transportation and recreation throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. BABC’s goal is to make the San Francisco Bay Area a national model for progressive bicycling policies, and to provide a safe and comprehensive network to facilitate bicycling throughout the region. BABC believes that bicycling can and should be a viable transportation and recreation option for all of the wonderfully diverse residents of the Bay Area.
8.WALKSacramento
Executive Director, WALKSacramento
Email: TBD, phone: (916) 446-9255
Website:
909 12th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
WALKSacramento works to support and create walkable communities in the greater Sacramento area – for health, for transportation, and for quality of life. Walkable Communities = Communities of Walkers.
9.California Walks
Wendy Alfsen, California Walks Executive Director, Coordinator of Walk & Roll Berkeley
Email: , phone: (510) 684-5705
Website:
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 709, Oakland, CA 94612
California Walks is a statewide organization of affiliated nonprofit and volunteer groups dedicated to creating healthy, safe, and walkable communities. Our mission is to provide a statewide voice for pedestrian safety and walkable communities through policy advocacy, community empowerment, and a growing unified statewide network of local community organizations and affiliates—with particular focus on healthy equity and communities disparately impacted by pedestrian injuries and fatalities.
10.TransForm
Joshua Stark, State Campaign Director
Email: , phone: (916) 706-2035 Ext. 302
Website:
717 K Street, Suite 330, Sacramento, CA 95814
TransForm is a non-profit headquartered in Oakland, California. We work to promote world-class public transportation and walkable communities across California. TransForm runs a Safe Routes to School program to help students get safely to and from home and school; coordinates the Great Communities Collaborative to train residents of struggling neighborhoods in how to effectively participate in community planning efforts; analyzes and weighs in on development and transportation plans and projects; advocates for increased and stable funding for public transportation, sidewalks, bike lanes, and smarter planning; and supports the work of ClimatePlan in ensuring that California's landmark global warming laws are effectively implemented.
11.Center for Civic Partnerships/California Healthy Cities and Communities
Joan Twiss, Executive Director, Center for Civic Partnerships
Email: , phone: (916) 646-8680
Website:
1900 Point West Way, Suite 223, Sacramento, CA 95815
The California Healthy Cities and Communities is one of the services provided by the Center for Civic Partnerships. California Healthy Cities and Communities is a resource for people who like working to create a healthier community where they live, and their vision is that every person in California can live a healthy, productive life in a clean, safe environment. They accomplish this by working with local leaders to improve the quality of life in California communities. Their multi-disciplinary staff includes persons with expertise in public health, public administration, community and organizational development, communications and anthropology.
12.Urban Land Institute (ULI)—Sacramento Chapter
Alan Telford, Vice Chair, Infrastructure Council
Website: , phone: (916) 833-7401
Mailing address for Mr. Telford:
c/o Fehr & Peers, Attn: Alan Telford
2990 Lava Ridge Ct., Suite 200, Roseville, CA 95661
The Urban Land Institute provides responsible leadership in the use of land to enhance the total environment. Founded in 1936, this nonprofit, multidisciplinary real estate forum facilitates the open exchange of ideas, information and experience among local, national and international industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to “creating better places.” The mission of ULI is to provide responsible leadership in the use of land to enhance the total environment. ULI is a trusted idea place where leaders come to grow professionally and personally through sharing, mentoring, and problem solving, and ULI members commit to the best in land use policy and practice.
13.Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
Website:
777 12th St., 3rd Floor, Sacramento, California 95814-1908
The AQMD's overall mission is to achieve clean air goals by leading the region in protecting public health and the environment through innovative and effective programs, dedicated staff, community involvement, and public education. The AQMD's work involves interaction with local, state and federal government agencies, the business community, environmental groups, and private citizens.
14.California Transit Association
Sabrina Means, Legislative and Regulatory Advocate, California Transit Association
Email: , phone: (916) 446-4656 Ext. 1019
Website:
1415 L Street, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95814
Founded in 1965, our primary functions are to provide legislative advocacy, member outreach and educational support. We are proud to have a diversified membership of over 200 individuals and organizations, ranging from local governments to industry suppliers and manufacturers to public transit operators. Please read on for the latest in Association services, special events and government action which may affect the world of transit, and feel free to E-mail us with any questions or points of interest!
15.California Association for Coordinated Transportation
Jacklyn Montgomery, Executive Director, California Association for Coordinated Transportation
Email: , phone: (916) 920-8018
Website:
1010 Hurley Way, Suite 140, Sacramento, CA 95825
CalACT is the largest state transit association in the United States, with nearly 300 members dedicated to promoting professional excellence, stimulating ideas and advocating for effective community transportation.
16.California Energy Commission (CEC)
Larry Rillera, Land Use and Energy Planning
Email: , phone: (916) 651-6178
Website: http://energy.ca.gov
1516 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
The California Energy Commission (CEC) provides leadership, policies, and programs with respect to energy planning, power plant licensing, energy efficiency, research, fuels and transportation, and land use planning.
If you have any changes to this document, please contact Anika Jesi at or (916) 653-3529.
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